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Weekend Reads v. 2.8.2024

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Aug 02, 2024
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Aah, my birthday month has arrived! And, yes, I have taken to celebrating the whole dang month because it sure does feel like a miracle to be alive some days. Particularly these days. This week, I saw a display of Halloween decor for sale (blasphemous), and the news gave me whiplash. Now, I sit before you welcoming a lazy weekend with open arms, so I shall forget the past few days completely!

What about you? What are your plans for August’s first weekend? If you find yourself lounging and in need of reading material, here are a few links from around the ol’ web. Enjoy!

A test: Are these skills you need as President of the United States or as a stepmom? (Accurate and LOL-worthy).

Is the human brain shrinking? This book (and any trip to the grocery store) will say, why, yes. Yes, it is. The reason may surprise you…it sure surprised me.

“The human brain, after growing for millions of years, has begun shrinking over the last ten thousand years or so. The cultural brain hypoth…

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